Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to lack of confirmed stressors and insufficient evidence linking his current symptoms to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and missing treatment records, requiring a de novo review of the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a higher rating for his low back disability.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and low back disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to procedural and evidentiary issues.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and review of new evidence.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, related to her military service and denied her claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling of a VA examination and obtaining medical records. The issues include seeking an initial compensable evaluation for orchialgia of the right testicle due to epididymal cyst and service connection for a chronic psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of December 17, 1984 for service connection of schizophrenia, paranoid type. The veteran was granted a 50 percent rating as of January 1, 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder cannot be decided at this time due to procedural issues and requests for additional evidence. The case is being remanded to allow for proper development of the record.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for additional information from the veteran regarding his claimed psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of a current disability during active duty and insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise related to service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability and granted service connection on a direct basis. The claims for tendonitis of the left elbow, acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, sleep disorder, and fatigue were denied as not related to active service.

The veteran is seeking to reopen his claim for service connection for a mental condition claimed as bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. The Board has determined that new and material evidence must be submitted before the claim can be reopened.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders, alcoholism, borderline personality disorder, left hip iliopsoas tendonitis, right hip iliopsoas tendonitis, and lumbosacral strain. The veteran will be notified if further action is required on her part.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions of manic depression and paranoid schizophrenia were not incurred or aggravated during active service, and thus denied both claims.